Toxicology results show drugs, alcohol in system of man fatally shot in police 'ambush'

By | March 6, 2018 at 2:13 PM EST - Updated August 14 at 7:30 AM

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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A homicide suspect consumed drugs and alcohol prior to being killed in an officer-involved shooting at CMPD headquarters in uptown in January, autopsy and toxicology results show.

The autopsy was released Tuesday and showed 23-year-old Jonathan Bennett had a .04 BAC at the time of the shooting. Bennett had also recently used marijuana and cocaine, according to toxicology results.

Bennett was wanted in the death of 24-year-old Brittany White, his girlfriend and the mother of his 2-month-old daughter.

Police said they were briefing in the parking lot between the law enforcement center and CMPD parking deck when they were shot at multiple times. Several officers, including officer Jeffrey Zederbaum and officer Jared Decker, returned fire, police said. It happened Jan. 11.

Bennett was shot and taken to Carolinas Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police say. Autopsy results show Bennett had 14 gunshot wounds and 2 bullet grazes. His cause of death was ruled "multiple gunshot wounds."